September 26 — On This Day in Opera

This page lists notable events in opera history that happened on September 26, including world premieres, composer births, deaths, and important milestones.

Premieres & milestones

1835 Premiere

Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after Walter Scott's "The Bride of Lammermoor", received its world premiere at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Gaetano Donizetti

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1910 Premiere

Richard Strauss completed the score of "Der Rosenkavalier", which he had begun in the spring of 1909; the opera received its world premiere in Dresden four months later.

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Births & deaths

1898 Born

George Gershwin, American composer whose works include the opera "Porgy and Bess", was born in Brooklyn, New York.

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1945 Died

Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer of the one-act opera "Duke Bluebeard's Castle", died in New York at age 64.

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1976 Born

Ildar Abdrazakov, Russian operatic bass who became a regular performer at major houses including La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Paris Opera, was born in Ufa.

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